UNDRESSING ISRAEL:

GAY MEN IN THE PROMISED LAND

When many people think of Israel, it is often in terms of modern war or ancient religion. And camels! But there is much more to the Jewish state than missiles and prayers.

In his debut as a documentary filmmaker,
adult-film entrepreneur and political columnist Michael Lucas examines a
side of Israel that is too often overlooked: its thriving gay community.

Undressing Israel features interviews with a diverse range of local men, including a gay member of Israel’s parliament, a trainer who
served openly in the army, a young Arab-Israeli journalist, and a pair of dads raising their kids.

Lucas also visits Tel Aviv’s vibrant
nightlife scene—and even attends a same-sex wedding—in this guided tour
of a country that has emerged as a pioneer for gay integration and equality.

The film features interviews with a diverse range of local men, including a gay member of Israel’s parliament, a trainer who openly served gay in the army, a young Arab-Israeli journalist and a
pair of dads raising their kids. “The movie I made represents absolutely the truth,” says Lucas in an exclusive interview with A Wider Bridge. “I followed real people, and I show Israel as I know it. I think this would be the perfect answer to the pinkwashing movement, because their main thing is to insist that the Israeli government is giving rights to LGBT people in order to take away the focus from the Palestinian conflict. And this movie shows that the government isn’t
granting anything. It’s like in every other country, the rights are a result of the fight. Nothing was granted to them. Everything was fought for.”

Undressing Israel